MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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